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It's primal. No apparatus. No flash or glitz. Simple rules anyone can
comprehend. The wrestlers in the ancient Greek Olympics were nude. You
can't get more primal than that.

BTW, if you want a kick in the head, read about the ancient sport of
Prankration. It was similar to all-in kick-boxing, but the competitors
were huge, muscly guys, not lithe little Thais. It was not unusual for
the loser to die.

Saw it, I disagree with your view of wrestling but agree about sync
swimming. Rules for the olympics are different from college rules; it
seems tougher. But I've watched wrestling for a number of years and
find it the toughest six minutes in sports. In college and high
school, they can use their legs (not just the upper body). There are
a number of weight classes, so the little guys (115 lbs), who can't
play football, can participate in this sport. It's one on one,
competition at its lowest level. And it is gut wrenching. This is
not the same as the WWF, which is just a show.

Too bad you draw conclusions based on one episode that lasted only
nine minutes.

I totally agree with you Maria. I wrestled throughout high school (in
Iowa where it is truly "appreciated") and definitely consider it "the
toughest six minutes in sports".

There are 2 completely different styles of wrestling competition in
the Olympics... "Greco Roman" which you saw on tv last night and
which has very "different" rules and "Freestyle" which is very
similar to high school/college wrestling. I believe the heavyweight
championship in *both* of the styles was won by USA wrestlers. No
doubt Iowa boys :)

Synchronized swimming a "sport"!? I laugh at the thought. However,
girls on trampolines is a whole nuther story. That's a real sport if
I ever saw one!